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A Beautifully Dirty Four Letter Word

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A Beautifully Dirty Four Letter Word

"Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."Colleen Stepanian Photography Blog. Personal thoughts and a mix of documentary and portrait images.

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A Year In Review | Best of 2016

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A Year In Review | Best of 2016

We can all acknowledge that having a creative profession is not easy, right? Someone or something is always out to turn us down, to make us feel like a failure, not worthy and inferior. Oh wait, that's just my own head! Silly me. Yes, those outside influences do exist and they always will. We just get to decide when to cut the emotional guilt cord in our brains that wants so badly to be the boss. Yes it's hard, yes it's terrifying, and yes it's the most rewarding thing I've ever experienced. Who knew the biggest culprit of our fear would turn out to be ourselves?

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A Promise to Myself and the World | Personal | Red Rock, PA

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I feel that time is escaping me faster and faster at the turn of every new year. This is my short and sweet (belated) new years post to myself. If I blink and 50 years has passed, I want to be sure I kept my promise. 

I promise to be present in every moment. 

I promise to love unconditionally. 

I promise to explore the unknown without fear. 

I promise to accept what I cannot change. 

I promise to always move forward, with gratitude, and without regret. 

 

With love, 

Colleen